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American College of Chest Physicians

In research, American College of Chest Physicians stands highest in Medicine (#7,121 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#8,260 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Medicine — Medicine is 3.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#24,855
of 28,054 · #22,672 all time
Rank in United States
#3,739
of 4,192
Research works
505
▼ 4% vs 2013–17
Citations
12k
23.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
38%
world 28%

What is American College of Chest Physicians known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
MedicineField #7,121 of 17,978 11.3%351
Health SciencesDomain #8,260 of 20,462 11.8%382

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where American College of Chest Physicians sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does American College of Chest Physicians specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Medicine takes 3.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. MedicineField · 40.7 works3.5×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.59× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.68× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.55× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.39× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.16× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.45× its world share, 41 worksMedicineNursing: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.00× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.66× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.70× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at American College of Chest Physicians?

Ranked on the composite score, Philip Thorek and R F Vaccarezza lead among researchers whose main affiliation is American College of Chest Physicians.

  1. 1 Philip Thorek United States · #1,278,320 worldwide 4 citations · 26 works
  2. 2 R F Vaccarezza United States · #1,560,721 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at American College of Chest Physicians

Which keywords describe research at American College of Chest Physicians?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Diagnosis, Treatment, Epidemiology, Meta-Analysis, Clinical Practice Guidelines, Surgical Management, Diagnostic Imaging and Antiretroviral Therapy.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Diagnosis10▲ 17×17 topics
  2. Epidemiology9▲ 3.6×29 topics
  3. Treatment7▲ 9.4×13 topics
  4. Meta-Analysis6▲ 16×5 topics
  5. Clinical Practice Guidelines6▲ 18×5 topics
  6. Surgical Management6▲ 23×4 topics
  7. Diagnostic Imaging6▲ 80×3 topics
  8. Antiretroviral Therapy5▲ 48×2 topics
  9. Spinal Epidural Abscess4▲ 256×1 topic
  10. Tuberculous Meningitis4▲ 256×1 topic
  11. Management3▲ 7.1×9 topics
  12. Immune Response3▲ 9.2×5 topics
  13. Inflammation3▲ 2.4×14 topics
  14. Mechanical Ventilation3▲ 42×2 topics
  15. COPD2▲ 56×1 topic
  16. Genetic Diversity2▲ 8.5×2 topics
  17. Global Burden2▲ 7.0×2 topics
  18. Vaccine2▲ 9.3×3 topics
  19. spirometry2▲ 56×1 topic
  20. Risk Factors2▲ 3.3×8 topics
  21. Mycobacterium tuberculosis2▲ 62×1 topic
  22. Tuberculosis2▲ 65×1 topic
  23. Abdominal Tuberculosis2▲ 174×1 topic
  24. Antibiotic Resistance2▲ 8.8×4 topics
  25. Diagnostic Challenges2▲ 174×1 topic
  26. Cystic Fibrosis2▲ 38×2 topics
  27. Acute Lung Injury2▲ 42×1 topic
  28. Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome2▲ 42×1 topic
  29. Mycobacterium avium2▲ 75×1 topic
  30. Nontuberculous Mycobacteria2▲ 75×1 topic
  31. Adjuvant Therapy1▲ 18×2 topics
  32. Airway Stenosis1▲ 41×1 topic
  33. CT Screening1▲ 34×1 topic
  34. Lung Cancer1▲ 14×2 topics
  35. Radiotherapy1▲ 5.9×1 topic
  36. Tracheostomy1▲ 41×1 topic
  37. Antithrombotic Therapy1▲ 26×1 topic
  38. Venous Thromboembolism1▲ 33×1 topic
  39. Bone Marrow Biopsy1▲ 110×1 topic
  40. FDG PET/CT1▲ 84×1 topic

Which research topics does American College of Chest Physicians publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research, Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology and Diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis.

Infectious Diseases and …4Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis: 4 fractional worksChronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research: 2 fractional worksTuberculosis Research an…2Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology: 2 fractional worksDiagnosis and treatment …2Diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis: 2 fractional worksMycobacterium research and diagnosis: 2 fractional worksRespiratory Support and Mechanisms: 2 fractional worksTracheal and airway diso…1Tracheal and airway disorders: 1 fractional worksLung Cancer Diagnosis an…1Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment: 1 fractional worksVenous Thromboembolism D…1Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management: 1 fractional worksHematological disorders …1Hematological disorders and diagnostics: 1 fractional works
SurgeryPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineInfectious DiseasesEpidemiology2 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis Surgery 4 works
  2. 2 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  3. 3 Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology Infectious Diseases 2 works
  4. 4 Diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis Surgery 2 works
  5. 5 Mycobacterium research and diagnosis Epidemiology 2 works
  6. 6 Respiratory Support and Mechanisms Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  7. 7 Tracheal and airway disorders Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  8. 8 Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  9. 9 Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management Internal Medicine 1 works
  10. 10 Hematological disorders and diagnostics Emergency Medicine 1 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available38.1%not open61.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors33.9%domestic only66.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has American College of Chest Physicians's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 4% lower than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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